Tag: Ondo State

Amnesty International Calls for Coroner’s Inquest on 103 #EndSARS Victims in Mass Burial; VP Shettima Asserts Nigeria Doesn’t Need Handouts But Real Partnerships at UN Summit | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Amnesty International Calls for Coroner's Inquest on 103 #EndSARS Victims in Mass Burial 4 Suspected Boko Haram Members Arrested in Foiled Plot to Attack Atiku's Residence in Yola Nigeria Police…

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N8,000 Subsidy Palliative Is a Lot to Many Families – Gov. Sule; FG Increases School Fees for Federal Unity Colleges | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

N8,000 Subsidy Palliative Is A Lot To Many Families – Gov. Sule FG Increases School Fees for Federal Unity Colleges Stella Oduah Arraigned by EFCC Over Alleged N5 Billion Fraud…

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Ifeanyi Has a Younger Brother – Davido; President Tinubu Pledges Transparent Collaboration with 10th National Assembly | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Ifeanyi Has a Younger Brother - Davido President Tinubu Pledges Transparent Collaboration with 10th National Assembly Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Takes Medical Leave Newly Elected Speaker Tajudeen Abbas Asserts…

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LP to Tribunal: Ignore Apapa’s letter to withdraw Obi’s cases against Tinubu; FG to airlift stranded Nigerians from Sudan via safe routes, cautions against dangerous travel | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

LP to Tribunal: Ignore Apapa's letter to withdraw Obi's cases against Tinubu Ex-presidential candidate seeks court to stop Tinubu's inauguration Dual citizenship no barrier to election eligibility - Aondoakaa Ondo…

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Youths will not leave Nigeria under my presidency – Peter Obi; Obasanjo punished me and Lagos people – Tinubu | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Youths will not leave Nigeria under my presidency - Peter ObiObasanjo punished me and Lagos people - TinubuPolice arrest 61 suspected political thugs in KanoAkeredolu institutes 24-hour curfew in the…

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Tinubu: No Matter How Long You Protest, I’ll Remove Subsidy; 2023 Elections: Atiku Challenges Tinubu To Debate | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Tinubu: No Matter How Long You Protest, I’ll Remove SubsidyNigerian govt to sell five electricity companies to fund 2023 budgetGunmen abduct four students in OndoReturn official vehicles in your custody…

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Banks update ATMs, new naira goes into circulation today; Tinubu won’t attend debate designed to embarrass him – APC | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Banks update ATMs, new naira goes into circulation todayTinubu won’t attend debate designed to embarrass him - APCLP postpones Ekiti, Ondo campaign due to "unusual circumstances"FG approves new whistleblower bill,…

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Nigerian Golden girl, Tobi Amusan wins in Berlin; 2 dead, 4 trapped, as uncompleted 7-storey building collapses in Lagos | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Nigerian Golden girl, Tobi Amusan wins in BerlinFG files 24 charges against Kyari, seizes mega assets2 dead, 4 trapped, as uncompleted 7-storey building collapses in LagosNigerian sprinter Nwokocha suspended as…

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President Buhari wants Nimi Akinkugbe to be Ambassador but tribalists are not having it

Amongst the several stumbling blocks for women in politics, questions about their state of origin upon marriage is one of them, and a troubling one at that. Such is the…

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Aba Oyo: Where promises and words mean nothing anymore

Oghenekevwe Christopher “Our journey there is about halfway done,” someone says from the rear of the single file. Forty-two minutes past of trekking through the thin – often depressed –…

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Opinion: How Akeredolu can leverage air transport for Ondo state’s development

by Maxwell Adeyemi Adeleye In the history of mankind, war has brought more destruction than development but such could not be said of the aviation industry. By the end of…

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Ondo govt to build Olympic standard stadium in Akure

The Ondo State government has promised to revive the Araromi new stadium which was said to have been abandoned by the immediate past administration of Dr Olusegun Mimiko, with a…

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‘Police rescue the Igbonla school children’

Officers of the Nigeria Police have Friday rescued the six school students who were kidnapped Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, Lagos State. According to The Nation, the children were…

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I will forfeit salaries until workers are paid – Akeredolu

by Azeez Adeniyi Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has said he would not receive salaries until he is able to pay workers' salaries. Akeredolu stated this on Monday in Akure,…

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Opinion: Let’s make Ondo state great again

by Yinka Adeosun Since he was sworn in on the 20th of January, 2017 as the 45th president of the United States of America, Donald Trump has left no one…

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Inability to pay salaries, my greatest regret as governor – Mimiko

by Azeez Adeniyi Outgoing Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko has said one of his regrets was being unable to pay salaries. Ondo workers are currently being owed seven months salaries.…

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Removal of Ondo Speaker is unconstitutional – Mimiko

Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko has described the removal of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Jumoke Akindele as unconstitutional. Mimiko said this while speaking with State House…

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Police arraigns 7 for allegedly attacking Mimiko’s convoy

The Ondo State Police command on Friday arraigned seven people allegedly involved in the attack on Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko. The accused persons were arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court…

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[The Legislative Blog]: PDP loses another senatorial seat in the upper chamber and this time, it hurts

Up until Saturday, the PDP could proudly lay claim to Ondo state with Olusegun Mimiko as governor and Senator Yele Omogunwa as the only PDP representative in the upper House…

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Ondo governor-elect Akeredolu, deputy visit Pres. Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with Ondo State governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu and his deputy Agboola Ajayi at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The duo were accompanied by the Chairman of…

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Ondo governor-elect, Akeredolu receives certificate of return from INEC

Ondo State governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu has said his victory at the Ondo governorship polls was for the people of the state. Akeredolu said this after receiving his Certificate of Return…

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The Thread: An APC win for Ondo state? |#OndoDecides

After the drama surrounding the Ondo governorship elections, it appears APC has won this again, just like it did in Edo state. Early results from INEC below show a clear…

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Ondo, PDP and judicial shame

by Olusegun Adeniyi One and a half years after he left office as Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime is still in court over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket…

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The Thread: Who really is deciding- the people, INEC or political parties? | #OndoDecides

The gubernatorial election for Ondo State holds today, and Twitter's filled with reports of parties trying to purchase the people's votes. Nigeria, let Ondo people decide for themselves who their…

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#OndoDecides: We’re liveblogging the Ondo state governorship election here

The Ondo state governorship election holds today, 26th November, 2016. The All Progressive Congress (APC) will be represented by Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) who emerged winner at the party primaries amidst…

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The Thread: “APC and INEC should let Ondo people decide who they want as their next Governor,” Demola Olarewaju admonishes

Political analyst and strategist, Demola Olarewaju has some words for INEC, PDP and anyone else who cares to listen about how elections work. He does this by drawing from history.…

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The Backstory: Between Prof Ayo Soremekun, the returning officer and the PDP

There's a very scathing statement out there today by Ayo Fadaka, publicity secretary Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State rejecting the appointment of Professor Soremekun as the Chief Returning Officer…

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Famine, Niger Delta bombings and every other reason we should all be worried

This is not an alarm and we do not intend to scare you, but you should be worried just as we are about the state of the nation. We are…

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Ondo election: Mimiko relocates to Abuja

The Governor of Ondo, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, says he has relocated to Abuja on a part-time basis in order to ensure justice for Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of the Ahmed-Makarfi…

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Opinion: Jimoh Ibrahim | A man with a rare midas touch

by ‘Káyọ̀dé Oyèró According to Greek mythology, Midas was a king of Phrygia in eighth century B.C. He was very wealthy and had more gold than anyone in the world.…

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